Taking Apollo by the horns
In the context of the Aigeiros lecture series Nicola Nenci (University of Edinburgh) will give a lecture entitled “Taking Apollo by the horns. Reconsidering Apollo Karneios’ iconography in the light of IG V 1, 222.”
Homo’s Brain Growth Inversely Proportional to Tooth Growth
Humans are the only primates where, throughout their 2.5-million year history, the size of their teeth has decreased in tandem with the increase in their brain size.
“…ship sank, everything lost…”
In the framework of the Cyprus Seminar Stella Demesticha (Assistant Professor of Maritime Archaeology, University of Cyprus) will give a lecture entitled “‘...ship sank, everything lost...’. Six years of underwater excavations at the Mazotos shipwreck”.
How Nomad Herders Changed the Way We Eat
The various uses of grain were spread along Eurasia through nomadic shepherds, as they evidenly had access in different grain species, archaeologists suggest.
Statues Stolen From Jebel Barkal Museum
It has been reported that the museum at Jebel Barkal -which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site- has been found guarded by a single security official while several of its artefacts are displayed on tables which are open to the visitor.
Asbestos Found In Byzantine Wall-Paintings
Byzantine wall-paintings in the monastery stood the test of time with the help of a "magic touch".
Sussex’s First Sub-Saharan Resident?
Radiocarbon dating on the bones gave a firm Roman date – around 200 or 250 AD, while isotope analysis indicated she resided in South East England.
Developing a Greek Research Infrastracture for the Humanities
DARIAH-GR will be launched at this two-day kick-off meeting.
A Bazaar Full of Treasures
The police recorded 180 objects, including pottery vessels, textiles and objects of metal representing the Pre Columbian cultures of Inca, Chimu and Chancay.
Museum, memory and society
Nikos Papadimitriou (Cycladic Art Museum) will give a lecture at the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies in Athens.
Vote for the Public Choice Award
The Europa Nostra Team has announced the 27 winners of the 2014 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage and invites the public to vote for their favourite heritage achievements among them.
From Atlantis to Leviathan
Evidence of human presence found by RAS researchers in the maritime area now covered by the gas field known as Leviathan.
The Holy See enters the digital era
The Vatican Apostolic Library and the Japanese technology company NTT Data Corporation signed an agreement for a digital archiving project.
Could Pompeii Be Rescued Following Herculaneum’s Example?
The Pompeii Sustainable Preservation Project (PSPP), is taking inspiration from the HCP
The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great
Exhibition covering more than 5,000 years of Greek culture, from the Neolithic Period to the Age of Alexander the Great.
Just Like the Pharaohs
Were the tomb's "eponymous" tenants emulating the names of their contemporary celebrities or they were just "children of their time" bearing usual names?
Meandering through Late Minoan III Crete, Proust, Pottery, and Palaces
Wandering back towards some early, 'non scientific,' understandings of the politics of Late Minoan CreteLecture on the path of Proust... The lecture will be given on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 7.00 p.m. at DIKEMES/CYA in Athens.
How Romans Lived in Maryport?
Archaeologists from Oxford Archaeology (OA) and a team of volunteers carry out the survey and excavation, while, at the same time, a a team from Newcastle University is also working in another part of the site.
Egyptian Museum Gets Former Government Party Hedquarter’ s Land
After the building's demolition, the land is to be turned into a 'garden' or 'park'associated with the museum.
The Quaestiones ad Antiochum ducem
Lecture by Dr Ilse de Vos (King’s College London & Early Career Fellow, BSA).
Annual Meeting of the Swedish Institute
The Work of the Swedish Institute in 2013 and a lecture about climate, environment and past societies.
A Viking Twilight Compass
When used with a pair of crystals, or sunstones, and a wooden slab, the disc works as a compass within four degrees of error.
Byzantine Coin Hoard Found in Deir el-Bakhit
The hoard consists of two different kinds of denominations: 18 are solidi, 11 are so called tremissis coins (equal one third of a solidus). The deposit was found in a Coptic chapel that was installed in a Pharaonic tomb.